Maryland men’s basketball fell for just the second time this season, falling to Purdue, 62-60, on the road. It’s the No. 23 Terps’ (7-2, 1-1 Big Ten) first conference loss, as it finishes its December conference games .500.
The Terps found themselves down 59-56 with a little over a minute left in a game that had all the makings of a heat-of-the-season conference contest. Purdue’s defense dialed up the heat, forcing three straight possessions to end in either shot clock violations or a turnover late. The Terps still had one final chance at the buzzer, but Anthony Cowan Jr.